New Clinical Negligence Claims Agreement
26 September 2024
Rob is a highly respected specialist in medical malpractice defence litigation and inquests. Rob handles a broad range of claims, but in particular complex high value brain injury claims.
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+44 (0) 20 7876 5614 rob.d.wilson@clydeco.comMain Office
London, The St Botolph Building
+44 (0) 20 7876 5000 +44 (0) 20 7876 5111Regional experience
Full Profile
Rob has specialised in medical defence litigation for over 20 years, acting for both medical malpractice insurers and NHS bodies. He is a Nominated Partner, with specific delegated authority, for NHS Resolution. He is ranked in the Chambers Legal Directory Clinical Negligence 'Leaders in their Field'.
Rob also has extensive inquest experience and has undertaken advocacy in a number of high-profile inquests, including prison inquests. He advised the London Ambulance Service in the inquests into the London Bombings of 7 July 2005, and has been involved in the Hillsborough inquests.
Rob frequently lectures on both medico-legal and clinical risk management issues. He has also lectured on medical litigation and inquests on Open University courses.
Experience
- Acted for the London Ambulance Service in the 7/7 London Bombings inquests, one of the largest inquests ever to take place in the UK, as well as acted in the Hillsborough inquest
- Successfully defended a high value ophthalmic claim in the High Court of in which the Claimant suffered from virtual blindness
- Advised the Yorkshire Ambulance Service in respect of the Hillsborough inquests
- Successfully defended at trial a claim brought against the NHS for the death of an elderly patient
- Achieved High Court approval of a £29m out of court periodic payment settlement involving foreign indexation in respect of a severely brain injured child who lives in Germany